CERN
Fellowship Programme for Graduates in Switzerland, 2016

CERN
Fellowship Programme for Graduates in Switzerland
, and applications are submitted till 1
March 2016. data-custom-mark="true"CERN
invites applications for Graduate Engineering Training (GET) scheme
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graduates
for the year 2016. Approximately 200 Fellowships
will be offered for national of a CERN Member State. Candidates
should apply through the standard Fellowship programme and will be
automatically considered by a panel of CERN experts for a position
within the scheme. A limited number of positions are also available
to candidates from non-member states with a senior
profile. Fellows stipends are calculated individually –
stipends are competitive and net of tax. Full details:

-Insurance:
Fellows are covered by CERN’s comprehensive health scheme for
themselves and their dependents.

-Travel
expenses: Fellows are entitled to travel expenses for themselves and
their family (unless stipulated otherwise on their contract).

-Fellows
may be entitled to an installation grant, family allowance and child
allowance. We also offer help with finding suitable accommodation via
the Housing Service.

Description

‣
Have
you recently graduated from university or an advanced technical
institute? Are you interested in working for one or two years in an
international environment at the forefront of research? In which
case, you may be interested in CERN’s Fellowship Programme.

‣
Within
the CERN
Fellowship Programme ,
we have integrated a Graduate Engineering Training (GET) scheme for
engineering graduates who are looking for professional experience in
a wide range of engineering and technical fields.

‣
Candidates
should apply through the standard Fellowship programme and will be
automatically considered by a panel of CERN experts for a position
within the scheme.

‣
CERN
is proud to be involved in COFUND a European Commission
Horizon 2020 Marie Sk³odowska-Curie Action to stimulate mobility and
career development through fellowship programmes.

‣
Contract
negotiations are in the final stages with the European Commission
and, subject to completion, we will be offering a limited number of
3-year Fellowships to top-ranked Senior Fellows through the COFUND
programme from the November 2015 until the May 2017 committees.

‣
A
feature of the COFUND programme is the possibility to spend up to 12
months of the Fellow contract at another institute, provided that the
work still corresponds to the original project at CERN.

Eligibility

‣ Applicants for CERN Fellowship Programme are national of a CERN Member State. However, a limited number of positions are also available to candidates from Non-Member States with a senior profile.

‣ Non-Member State candidates seeking a postdoc in Theoretical Physics should apply here. For nationals from Japan, please see our web page on the CERN-Japan Programme.

‣ If applicant is applying in experimental or theoretical physics, he/she have a PhD (or are about to finish your thesis).

‣ If applicant is applying in applied science, computing or engineering, he/she hold a university degree (BSc level or above) or a technical engineer qualification (or are about to graduate).

‣ Candidates with an MSc or higher diploma should have no more than 10 years relevant experience (after the MSc).

‣ Candidates with only a BSc or technical engineer diploma should have no more than 4 years relevant experience.

‣ Candidates who are currently preparing a diploma are eligible to apply. However, they are expected to have obtained their qualification by the time they take up their appointment at CERN.

Selection criteria for CERN Fellowship Programme

‣ Applications from candidates in particle physics are forwarded by CERN to the appropriate* National Delegations in the Member States for appraisal.

‣ (*The appropriate National Delegation for each candidate is usually considered to be the same as the passport nationality of the candidate.

‣ However, applications from Member State candidates who did/are doing their PhD in a different Member State from their passport nationality are generally submitted to that Delegation.

‣ If relevant, candidates should state their preference of Member State on their application (in the “Motivation” section)).

‣ All applications for Fellowships are considered by the Associates and Fellows Committee which meets twice per year, usually in May and November.

‣ Candidates may be contacted before the Committee but any formal offer of a Fellowship position can only be made by HR Department after the relevant Committee meeting.

‣ Successful applicants are normally expected to take up their appointments within 3 months of the start date they specify in their application form.

‣ Changes to the start date can be discussed on a case-by-case basis and exceptions are made for Theoretical physicists who apply for the November committee to start the following autumn.

Notification:

‣ The results of the Selection Committee are communicated by email to all candidates within 1 week of the Selection Committee date.

Scholarship Application Method

‣ Documents required: –a Curriculum Vitae;

‣ a list of publications if relevant (for collaborations, please indicate simply the number of publications and only provide details of the most important ones);

‣ a photocopy of the last (highest) qualification;

‣ three recent letters of recommendation (less than a year old at the deadline for applications) to give as broad as possible overview of your academic and/or professional achievements (*).

‣ Candidates for research fellowships (Theoretical and Experimental Physics) should also include a CV containing:

‣ A list of publications to which you have made significantly contributions;

‣ Conferences at which you have given presentations;

‣ Statement of research interests (if not already included in the application form).

‣ For physics candidates who wish to be considered for both research and applied science types of Fellowship, you are expected to make clear your relevant applied science skillset in your motivations and/or research statement.